Current stamp prices

UK and international postage rates

Prices of the inland stamps are below; other details are on the Royal Mail website.

The cost of stamps, from 7th October 2024…

First Class ‘large letter’ (up to 100g) – £2.60
NB £3.15 from 7th April 2025.
Second Class ‘large letter’ (up to 100g) – £1.55.
NB remains £1.55 from 7th April 2025.

International Standard (up to 100g, all zones) – £2.80
NB £3.20 from 7th April 2025.

Royal Mail’s current guide to its postal prices:

Our Prices – 7th October 2024 prices booklet for UK and international stamped letters and parcels and those paid for over the counter at a post office.
Our Prices – 7th April 2025 prices booklet for UK and international stamped letters and parcels and those paid for over the counter at a post office.
- UK size and weight guide – see page 3.
- UK ‘standard’ letter and parcel rates up to 20 kg – page 6.
- International size / weight guide and pricing zones – pages 9 and 10.
- International ‘standard’ airmail rates for letters and parcels up to 2 kg – pages 17 and 18.
- Royal Mail stamps have changed Bar codes were added to ‘everyday’ stamps on 31st July 2023, making ‘old style’ stamps worthless. This page tells you what to do with your old stamps – which are swapped on a like-for-like basis; there is no cash alternative.

Online pricing – 11th January 2025 prices booklet for UK and international letters and parcels for postage purchased through Royal Mail Click & Drop® and partner online channels.
Online pricing – 7th April 2025 prices booklet for UK and international letters and parcels for postage purchased through Royal Mail Click & Drop® and partner online channels.

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_{Page checked / updated 18th March 2025.}